Legal Opinion
Helfand v. Nationall Union Fire Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 1992No. A049442PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ANDERSON, P. J.—
I. Introduction and Background
This appeal is but one round in the complex, bitter legal battle between the defrauded investors of Technical Equities Corporation (Technical Equities) and its insurer—appellant National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union). At stake are millions of dollars in insurance proceeds to pay for claims which the investors pursued against the officers and directors of Technical Equities and over $140 million in damages later assessed against National Union.
National Union is the liability insurer of the directors and…
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